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critical 9.8

CVE-2017-8378 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadObjects function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a…

published 2017-05-01 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-17335

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.2%
EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadObjects function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to m_offsets.size.

Patch / fix

  • libpodofo Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.9.5-9

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8378

  • podofo SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP6, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.6 +1 more 0.9.6-150300.3.15.1
  • podofo SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 0.9.2-3.21.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:3550-1SUSE-SU-2024:3541-1

  • podofo Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +9 more 0.9.6-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2017-8378

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-8378 updated

podofo: Multiple security vulnerabilities

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

2.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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